1997 European Indoors – Singles

Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport.

Singles
1997 European Indoors
Champion Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up Nathalie Tauziat
Final score7–6, 7–5
Draw28
Seeds8

Davenport won in the final 7–6, 7–5 against Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals)
  2. Jana Novotná (Semifinals)
  3. Iva Majoli (Second Round)
  4. Lindsay Davenport (Champion)
  5. Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
  6. Anke Huber (Second Round)
  7. Irina Spîrlea (Second Round)
  8. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final
Final
  Nathalie Tauziat 6 5  
4 Lindsay Davenport 7 7  

Section 1
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Hingis 6 6  
  K Habšudová 2 6   LL A-G Sidot 3 2  
LL A-G Sidot 6 7   1 M Hingis 6 2 5
  L Raymond 7 6     L Raymond 4 6 7
  H Suková 5 3     L Raymond 7 6  
WC P Schnyder 6 3   5 A Coetzer 5 3  
5 A Coetzer 7 6     L Raymond 3 5  
  N Tauziat 6 7  
3 I Majoli 6 2  
  S Appelmans 6 6 7   S Appelmans 7 6  
  B Schultz-McCarthy 3 7 5   S Appelmans 6 1 5
  N Tauziat 6 5 7   N Tauziat 4 6 7
  K Po 3 7 5   N Tauziat 6 6 7
Q D Van Roost 7 5 6 Q D Van Roost 3 7 6
8 A Sánchez Vicario 5 7 4

Section 2
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 A Huber 7 6  
  MJ Fernández 5 0   6 A Huber      
Q V Williams 6 6   Q V Williams w/o    
  R Dragomir 0 3   Q V Williams 0 4  
Q M Oremans 2 6 3 4 L Davenport 6 6  
  N Zvereva 6 2 6   N Zvereva 4 2 r
4 L Davenport 6 2  
4 L Davenport 6 6  
7 I Spîrlea 6 3 6 2 J Novotná 4 1  
  N Sawamatsu 4 6 2 7 I Spîrlea 6 1 r
  M Maleeva 3 3   Q S Kleinová 3 5  
Q S Kleinová 6 6   Q S Kleinová 2 6  
  A Sugiyama 6 1   2 J Novotná 6 7  
WC B Schett 2 0 r   A Sugiyama 0 7 2
2 J Novotná 6 6 6

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Venus Williams (Qualified)
  2. Dominique Van Roost (Qualified)
  3. Jennifer Capriati (First Round)
  4. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  5. Joannette Kruger (Qualifying Competition)
  6. Florencia Labat (Second Round)
  7. Magüi Serna (First Round)
  8. Denisa Chládková (First Round)

Qualifiers
  1. Venus Williams
  2. Sandra Kleinová
  3. Miriam Oremans
  4. Dominique Van Roost

Lucky Loser
  1. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

Qualifying draw

First qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
1 Venus Williams 6 6
Petra Langrová 2 1 1 Venus Williams 7 6
Wiltrud Probst 6 2 7 Wiltrud Probst 5 3
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 4 6 6 1 Venus Williams 6 6
Larisa Neiland 6 4 6 Larisa Neiland 1 2
Tatiana Panova 4 6 3 Larisa Neiland 6 7
Åsa Carlsson 6 6 Åsa Carlsson 4 6
8 Denisa Chládková 2 3

Second qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
4 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 6
Aleksandra Olsza 0 0 4 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 6 6
WC Maja Živec-Škulj 6 5 María Sánchez Lorenzo 2 1
María Sánchez Lorenzo 7 7 4 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 5 5
Radka Bobková 0 4 Sandra Kleinová 7 7
Sandra Kleinová 6 6 Sandra Kleinová 6 7
Andrea Glass 6 5 6 Florencia Labat 3 6
6 Florencia Labat 7 7

Third qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
7 Magüi Serna 3 3
WC Brie Rippner 6 6 WC Brie Rippner 6 7
Rita Grande 6 6 6 Rita Grande 2 6
Silvia Farina 2 7 3 WC Brie Rippner 7 5 4
WC Katrina Adams 7 6 Miriam Oremans 6 7 6
Ludmila Varmužová 6 4 WC Katrina Adams 2 6
Miriam Oremans 6 6 Miriam Oremans 6 7
3 Jennifer Capriati 1 3

Fourth qualifier
First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
5 Joannette Kruger 6 7
Alexandra Fusai 1 6 5 Joannette Kruger 7 6
Francesca Lubiani 6 1 2 Annie Miller 5 2
Annie Miller 4 6 6 5 Joannette Kruger 4 1
WC Serena Williams 6 6 2 Dominique Van Roost 6 6
Gloria Pizzichini 2 4 WC Serena Williams 2 4
Flora Perfetti 6 1 2 Dominique Van Roost 6 6
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